One of my main surprises of this year was the new album "Vaketimen" by Evig Natt. I was never a major fan of their previous work, but after a hiatus of 10 years, they seem to have returned stronger than ever. It's the classic 'beauty and the beast' sound with clean female vocals and male growls, but the sound goes beyond gothic metal, rather being a blend of gothic, doom and folk metal with lyrics in both English and Norwegian. I was really impressed with this one, to the point of liking it more than the new Draconian album!

This is a release that I completely missed. I understood that Weeping Silence had undergone some lineup changes between previous albums and this one, making "Opus IV: Oblivion" their standout release for me. You can expect classic 'beauty and the beast' style gothic metal with heavy doom influences, not unlike Draconian. Diane Camenzuli has a wonderful voice, and the music is great too. A very nice surprise for a rainy Tuesday!

All The Beauty… is Mortal Love’s first album, releasing in 2002 under Massacre Records. This is a band I never really listened to a ton, but as I’m lying in my bed with my cat it just clicked. Something about this listen makes me want to break down in tears, the emotion pouring through my speaker is something I had to share.

If you haven’t listened to this album in a while, do yourself a favor and throw it on. I recommend a warm bed and a cat for support.

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"Healing Hearts", from Dark Love Poems, the third and final album by German gothic metal, alt rock, goth rock, nu metal fusion band Bloodflowerz. Another album that recently had a 20th anniversary, DLP was originally released June 23, 2006, on Silverdust Records.

This album was produced and mixed by Alexander Krull, and it definitely sounds like it. Its less dark than their debut and less thunderous than the sophomore, but there is an elegance to this album's sound. The way the faux-orchestra keyboards are incorporated feel very reminiscent to early-Leaves' Eyes, and the programming reminiscent to early-Elis, both DACH+ bands Krull was producing for around this time.

"Healing Hearts" is not my favorite track from this album, but it has grown on me a lot. It's a nice piece of gothic fluff.

For fans of: Mortal Love, HIM, Evanescence, Dark Princess, The Crest, Entwine, Lacuna Coil

"Dead Loves" by Greek alternative/gothic metal band Elysion, taken from their fourth studio album Identity. This new record was released Friday, October 16, 2026 on Massacre Records.

This is their first album in three years, which is actually this band's quickest turn-around between releases. You'd think that'd make them easier to keep up with, but I still haven't listened to 2023's Bring Out Your Dead. Part of the difficulty comes from the fact that they got booted from the Metal Archives a few years ago (which is a trend of melodic, commercially viable female fronted acts from the 2000s).

Does anyone have opinions? This is definitely a heavier record than the one single I heard of the last album.

I got this recommendation from my Dad. We both love Gothic Metal a lot and he recommended this one. It's definitely very dark in tone and lyrics, like a mix of Goth/Doom basically.

I haven't checked more of their discography, but this marked a strong 1st impression as someone who enjoys the slower and darker variants of Gothic. I recommend this album a lot.

There is nothing I love more than an album that hits me in the right spot, even though it doesn’t get the attention it deserves. It feels like my little treasure that nobody else has discovered yet.

The Black Opera: Symphoniæ Mysteriorum in Laudem Tenebrarum by Opera IX is something I really enjoy putting on. This album isn’t a secret, however this entire band isn’t really talked about. It’s probably their most popular maybe besides Sacro Culto. This is Opera IX’s third studio album released in 2000 under the record label Avantgarde Music. It’s a really nice fusion of black and gothic metal. If that’s your sort of thing, here you go.

Whats your favorite underrated album? If it’s too hard to choose, then what’s a band you feel deserves more love? I’d love to check them out.

Hi folks, have you ever heard about the band Pinhead?
They are phantastic in my opinion.

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For those who love Nightwish and Haggard.
I tried to blend the fairytale atmosphere of old Disney animated films with classical music in this composition. As always, I drew inspiration from the works of Liszt, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff.
I hope you enjoy it.
Sincerely yours,
Suffocatus.

In light of the recent Nightwish news, I've taken to revisiting the self-titled debut by Floor Jansen's project ReVamp (released May 26, 2010). I remember being excited when this album was announced in 2009, as it was essentially Floor Jansen's attempt to continue After Forever's trajectory after that band's dissolution. When the album was released, it failed to connect with me—Floor Jansen and Joost van den Broek made a good songwriting team, but ReVamp was missing that special sauce that the other members of AF brought to the table. I've never really given ReVamp (stylized like that) its fair shake, and let me tell you I'm really digging it!

It's also a little nostalgic looking back at this time, and a little funny because of how much the musical landscape has changed, and even how the words we use have changed. For example: when ReVamp was first added to the Metal Archives, they were entered under the "symphonic gothic metal" genre tag. As someone who was "in it" at the time, that's how I engaged with this band up until they dropped their second album Wild Card in 2013. Like yeah, this is a progressive symphonic metal band, but that's not how people understood them at all. Interesting how times change.

Oque acham desses dois álbuns ? Para mim o gone é um álbum perfeito que não tem música ruim, ja o time of despair ele também é bom mas não que nem o gone.

Out today: the new album "Homesick" by Shores Of Null. The Italian band continue to deliver their uinque blend of melodeath, doom/death and gothic metal, delivering another great album. I've been a fan for a few years now, and the new album does not disappoint. For fans of Amorphis, Insomnium, Swallow The Sun & Paradise Lost.

I use to be really big into gothic metal back in like 2006-2012 or so. I stopped listening a long time ago but after listening to powerwolf recently, It just sort of hit me....HOLY FUCK! That album from Paradise Lost that I haven't heard in ages called In Requiem.....I fucking LOVE that album! Beneath Black Skies, Fallen Children, Requiem, and a bunch of others, whole album is S Tier.

So, I dug through my collection and found my moonspell, draconian, my dying bride, and lacuna coil albums I had and added back onto my ipod touch. ( I don't use my phone for music and don't do online radios )

What would you guys recommend? I just finished listening to Draconian's Sovran album and the album above I mentioned.

This one is for all the gothic symphonic lovers out there! Blackthorn is from Moscow, Russia. They have been around since 2004, however this first official album came out in 2009. Gossamor Witchcraft was my first introduction to them, albeit pretty recently. It's super fun, it's a little fast, and it's something I definitely recommend. Check them out if you haven't heard of them.

So i love rob zombie and I know the goth community isnt his target audience but im trying to make a Playlist of songs like his. Things that aren't goth rock but are still loved by the community due to its macabre themes or haunting melodies. Does anyone have some recommendations?

"Grey, Cold, and Unforgiving", the seventh track from Cultus Sanguine's newly released fourth studio album Tears Painted Sky. This one was released last Friday through My Kingdom Music.

This Italian band released two records back in the 90s, and they reformed in the late 2010s. This album sounds like a mix of mid-90s black, doom, and gothic metal, but with a more modern approach to production, which might not be the best choice for the style of music they're playing. This overwrought talk singing sounds weirdly exposed when the production is really dry. There's some layering done, but I think it could've gone harder. That being said, I enjoyed listening to this new album, and am more convinced than ever that I need to check this band's early material.

"Do You Believe", taken from God's Silence, Devil's Temptation, the debut album by Lichtenstein gothic metal band Elis, released August 18, 2003 by Nuclear Blast.

This was a band that I had struggled with for a long time, until highschool, they kept popping up on my various Pandora Radio stations, and something finally clicked. Even now, I know the performances and production are flawed on this album, but I think this band had such a charm, I can't help but love it.

I took a walk during my lunch break and listened to this album. The sun has been traveling south across the sky, the air was crisp, and the trees that lined the street have gone yellow -- pure Aurumm. If I can post a picture in the comments I will.